August 1st in History

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August 1st in History

1498: Christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America
1774: Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen for the first time
1793: The metric unit of mass, the kilogram, is introduced in France
1798: The English navy, under Nelson, defeats the French at the Battle of the Nile
1914: Germany declares war on the Soviet Union, Italy declares itself neutral.
1975: Helsinki Agreement, on human rights, signed by over 35 nations
1976: Trinidad and Tobago independence

August 1st birthdays

1933: Dom Deluise, American film actor
1936: Yves Saint-Laurent, Designer